[WSG] Announcement: Molly Holzschlag joins Opera Software
Hi All, For your guide, Molly Holzschlag, a well-known Web standards advocate, instructor, and author has joined the Opera Software team. Please refer to Molly's blog for her own thoughts on this at: http://www.molly.com/2009/02/13/i-am-an-opera-singer/ Med vennlig hilsen / Kind regards, Frank M. Palinkas Technical Writer, Opera Software http://dev.opera.com/articles/accessibility/ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Accessibility testing
Also take account of results in published surveys of actual users. For example, see screen-reader user survey: http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ On Sat, February 14, 2009 11:35 pm, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote: On 11/2/09 05:59, Henrik Madsen wrote: What similar software / online systems do people use and get reliable results (if reliable results are indeed attainable)? Define reliable results. :) Such systems are intrinsically limited in what they can test. If your contract requires you to pass checks with this piece of software, fine, but beyond that I recommend using wetware as well as software: imagining about the user experience for different user groups [1-2], thinking through the application of accessibility guidelines to your site [3-5], code reviewing your code line-by-line with fellow developers, and if at all possible testing the final product with people with disabilities [6-7]. [1] http://www.uiaccess.com/accessucd/ [2] http://delicious.com/benjaminhawkeslewis/howPeopleWithDisabilitiesUseTheWeb?sort=alphaorder=asc [3] http://www.section508.gov/ [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/ [5] http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php [6] http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/26-accessibility-testing/#usertesting [7] http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_seeitrightaudit.hcsp -- Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
[WSG] WSG Digest
Dessde el 9 al 27 de Febrero me encontraré de vacaciones. Sus requerimientos relacionados con Soluciones Verticales por favor copiarlos a Natalia Lillo nali...@mapfre.cl Cordialmente, Rubén Valenzuela T. Jefe de proyectos soluciones verticales *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Accessibility testing
You can also try Vision Australia's Toolbar http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1985 They have quite a few tools (that work with IE - I also have the firefox one as well). I never rely on one completely on a single tool and check using multiple as they all give slightly different results. I have recently completed a course because on top of the tools there are manual things to check. Video, audio and things like flash games etc are the hardest to get compliance on and I I'm not sure how much the toolbars can help with these. Someone recently published the WebAIM WCAG 2.0 Checklist here so I'll repost it as it might help for manual checking http://www.webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist/ On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Henrik Madsen hen...@igenerator.com.auwrote: Hi all, I'm wrapping up a Government agency website. They have reams of design and usability standards. Some pretty pointless; others very valid - but no problem. Re. accessibility, they use ACTF aDesigner. http://www.eclipse.org/actf/downloads/tools/aDesigner/index.php And our scores against WCAG v1.0 Level A could apparently be improved. They have provided scores for star rating, compliance, navigability and listenability. Now, here's the thing. This software is only for PC. I'm Mac. Not very accessible eh? :) What similar software / online systems do people use and get reliable results (if reliable results are indeed attainable)? TIA. Henrik Henrik Madsen *Generator* hen...@igenerator.com.au www.igenerator.com.au *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] WSG Digest
rvalenzu...@mapfreseguros.cl wrote: Dessde el 9 al 27 de Febrero me encontraré de vacaciones. Counting down the days... P -- Patrick H. Lauke __ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com __ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ __ *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
Re: [WSG] Accessibility testing
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:34 AM, Stuart Foulstone stu...@bigeasyweb.co.ukwrote: Also take account of results in published surveys of actual users. For example, see screen-reader user survey: http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ On Sat, February 14, 2009 11:35 pm, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote: On 11/2/09 05:59, Henrik Madsen wrote: What similar software / online systems do people use and get reliable results (if reliable results are indeed attainable)? Define reliable results. :) Such systems are intrinsically limited in what they can test. If your contract requires you to pass checks with this piece of software, fine, but beyond that I recommend using wetware as well as software: imagining about the user experience for different user groups [1-2], thinking through the application of accessibility guidelines to your site [3-5], code reviewing your code line-by-line with fellow developers, and if at all possible testing the final product with people with disabilities [6-7]. [1] http://www.uiaccess.com/accessucd/ [2] http://delicious.com/benjaminhawkeslewis/howPeopleWithDisabilitiesUseTheWeb?sort=alphaorder=asc [3] http://www.section508.gov/ [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/ [5] http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php [6] http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/26-accessibility-testing/#usertesting [7] http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_seeitrightaudit.hcsp -- Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *** *** List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ***
